WSOF 10 official for June 21 move to Las Vegas with three title fights

WSOF 10 was scheduled to take place June 21 at the Event Center at San Jose State University in California. Instead, the card will take place on the same date at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

“Every time we hold an event, we always work hard to put on the most exciting fights possible,” WSOF President Ray Sefo stated. “World Series of Fighting 10 will be no exception and will deliver one exciting fight after another at The Joint in The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which is such a fantastic venue we decided to return on June 21.”

WSOF already has two title fights booked for the show and is promising a third will be added to the slate. The main card will air on NBC Sports Network at 9 p.m. ET following online prelims.

WSOF 10 features a pair of title fights at the top of the bill. Headlining the card is a featherweight title fight between reigning champion Georgi Karakhanyan (23-3-1) and Rick Glenn (14-2). Additionally, David Branch (13-3) and Jesse Taylor (27-9) fight for the inaugural WSOF middleweight belt.

Along with the middleweight division, WSOF does not yet have champions in the heavyweight or light heavyweight weight classes. Women’s strawweight champion Jessica Aguilar won her title in January. Bantamweight champ Marlon Moraes won his belt in March.

Lightweight titleholder Justin Gaethje is expected to headline WSOF 11 against Nick Newell. And Rousimar Palhares was expected to meet Jon Fitch to defend his welterweight title at WSOF 11, but recently pulled out of that fight.

Tickets for the event go on sale this Saturday at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT local time in Las Vegas) at AXS.com.

So far, three of the promotion’s nine numbered events have taken place in its home base of Las Vegas.